Issuance of IMB to be simplified<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will simplify the
\nissuance of permits to construct houses with a maximum size of
\n200 square meters in the capital starting next month, an official
\nsaid recently.<\/p>\n
City secretary Makmun Amin said the prime target of the
\nscheme, to be implemented in stages until 2001, was aimed at
\nhelping Jakartans, particularly those in the middle and lower
\neconomic brackets, to obtain building permits (IMBs).<\/p>\n
Under the new system, residents can obtain permits from the
\nlocal district office and only have to wait nine days for the
\ncompletion of the IMB documents instead of the current 24 days,
\nMakmun said.<\/p>\n
\"In the initial phase, the service will be carried out in 10
\ndistricts across the capital, beginning in September,\" he said on
\nFriday.<\/p>\n
\"The move is in line with the administration's plan to
\ndecentralized its public service at the district level,\" he
\nadded.<\/p>\n
Head of the City Planning Agency Ahmaddin Ahmad explained that
\nan IMB applicant only had to submit an application form, copies
\nof an identity card, the land-ownership certificate and property
\ntax receipts.<\/p>\n
City Development Supervision Agency head Djumhana said that
\nthose who had constructed houses but had already applied for
\nbuilding permits would not be fined.<\/p>\n
Djumhana also announced that, based on Gubernatorial Decree
\nno. 63\/2000 on the IMB levy, the fee that has to be paid by
\napplicants, is set at Rp 400 per square meter for houses of less
\nthan 100 square meters in size, Rp 3,000 for houses less than 200
\nsquare meters, and Rp 5,000 for bigger buildings.<\/p>\n
Separately, the chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of
\nStruggle (PDI Perjuangan) faction at City Council, Audi Tambunan,
\nwelcomed the administration's scheme, saying that the move was in
\nline with the aspirations of the public, especially those in
\nmiddle to lower economic brackets, on significant service
\nimprovement.<\/p>\n
\"The program will help 60 percent of the public in Jakarta
\nfrom the middle to lower economic groups,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"Less bureaucracy could also cut unnecessary expenses on the
\nservice,\" Audi said. (lup)<\/p>",
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